Birmingham City University is to recognise students who excel on BA Media and Communications (Music Industries) course by introducing new awards named after two of the city’s pioneering music stars.

The University of Sheffield has signed a three year funding agreement with one of the world’s biggest banks – Santander - that will create support for scholarships and enterprise.

Dr Chris Pallant, a part-time tutor at Bangor University's school of creative studies and media, has won a Fulbright Commission Special Award to participate in an American Studies summer institute at New York University.